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Linux Kernel CVE-2026-89546

| EUVDEUVD-2026-76457 CRITICAL
2026-09-11 Linux GHSA-ggx6-mw65-hcjr
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Linux
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Vendor (Linux) PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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5.3 MEDIUM

Adjacent NFS peer can influence timing but must win a narrow teardown race (AC:H); impact is memory corruption/crash so A:H with no confidentiality or integrity disclosure.

3.1 AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Linux).

CVSS VectorVendor: Linux

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

6
Metadata Corrected
Sep 13, 2026 - 08:40 vuln.today
tag: Information Disclosure removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 13, 2026 - 08:38 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Sep 13, 2026 - 07:22 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL)
Patch available
Sep 11, 2026 - 21:18 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 11, 2026 - 19:44 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8
CVE Published
Sep 11, 2026 - 19:44 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

SUNRPC: close backchannel before destroying callback service

A backchannel receive can complete a request while the NFS callback service is being torn down. xprt_complete_bc_request() removes the request from bc_pa_list, drops bc_alloc_count, marks the request in use, and then asks xprt_enqueue_bc_request() to hand it to the callback service.

If teardown has already cleared xprt->bc_serv, xprt_enqueue_bc_request() currently returns without enqueueing or freeing the committed request. The xprt_get() taken on entry is leaked as well. If the producer wins the race before bc_serv is cleared, it can also enqueue onto sv_cb_list after nfs_callback_down() has stopped the callback threads, leaving the request linked to a svc_serv that is about to be freed.

Close the producer side before callback threads are stopped. Add xprt_svc_shutdown_bc() to clear xprt->bc_serv under bc_pa_lock, and call it on callback shutdown and callback-start failure before stopping the service threads. Requests that lose the NULL transition in xprt_enqueue_bc_request() are released through the normal backchannel free path after balancing bc_slot_count. Finally, drain any remaining sv_cb_list requests after the callback threads have stopped and before svc_destroy() frees the service.

AnalysisAI

A use-after-free and reference/memory leak race in the Linux kernel SUNRPC backchannel allows a NFS callback backchannel request to be enqueued onto a svc_serv (sv_cb_list) that is being destroyed, or to leak an xprt reference, when a backchannel receive completes concurrently with callback-service teardown. The flaw affects Linux kernels using the SUNRPC/NFS callback backchannel and is resolved by closing the producer side (clearing xprt->bc_serv under bc_pa_lock via a new xprt_svc_shutdown_bc()) before callback threads are stopped and draining leftover sv_cb_list entries before svc_destroy(). …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Requires the Linux SUNRPC backchannel / NFS callback service to be in use (an NFSv4 client with an active callback channel), and a race window between a backchannel receive completing (xprt_complete_bc_request) and callback-service teardown clearing xprt->bc_serv / stopping callback threads. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The published CVSS 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/C:H/I:H/A:H) substantially overstates real-world risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Apply the vendor kernel update: Vendor-released patch: 7.2.4 (and 7.3-rc1 for the development branch); distributions should ship the equivalent backport containing the two stable commits (3674f780f47d2906b5a0f7199b66973067bdfeca and 6debde9e3e6ae21dcca75837b4247b13ca4ea2b8) that add xprt_svc_shutdown_bc() and reorder callback shutdown. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, inventory Linux kernel versions running NFS services and verify which systems have SUNRPC callback backchannel enabled in their kernel configuration. …

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